From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Every few years, a few people in the legislature try to bring back the idea of vouchers, which give public dollars to pay tuition for private/religious schools. HB 2169 is the latest attempt to … Continued
From Americans United for Separation of Church and State (http://www.au.org): President Donald Trump and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos have launched their big push for private school vouchers in earnest. Just days after Trump touted “school choice” in his speech before … Continued
Posted at https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2016/11/04/instead-of-building-more-charter-schools-for-the-few-improve-public-education-for-all/ Roland S. Martin is a journalist and the host and managing editor of TV One’s News One Now. For years he has promoted market-based school choice. He recently moderated a town hall, “Is School Choice the Black … Continued
By Jeff Bryant “No doubt school choice will benefit some parents – just as any market-based system has some winners and some losers. But who really stands to gain most from choice and why? … To get a broad view … Continued
Posted at https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2016/05/24/reading-about-education-in-the-press-consider-the-source-and-demand-documentation/ At the end of last week a friend forwarded a column that had appeared in his local paper. It is short, pithy, and readable. Unfortunately, although it begins with some facts that are perfectly accurate about the … Continued